It’s no surprise that Xiaomi offers some pretty competitive phones in the mid-range and budget segments. Following the tradition, Xiaomi’s new entrant in the mid-range segment is quite the interesting device. The phone might essentially a rebrand of the 5X but it isn’t exactly the same in some aspects. The Mi A1 is a device under Google’s Android One campaign, which is ironic if you consider the fact that Google has actually partnered with the very same brand that was in a lot of ways responsible for the failure of…

Lenovo is now going to put stock android on their smartphones starting with the upcoming K8 Note. According to an interview from Gadgets 360 with Anuj Sharma, Lenovo India’s head of marketing. According to Sharma, the move was motivated by the fact that customers preferred stock Android over the customized version. This will also help the company to roll out updates more easily and quickly, and will also bring the smartphone line close to its newly acquired Motorola’s devices which have long been using near-stock Android. Soham MandalTackling my everyday life,…

Razer the gaming centric laptop and computer hardware manufacturer is now planning to make a gaming smartphone, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company is planning an IPO in Hong Kong later this year that could value its business at $3-5 billion. It will use some of this funds to drive this project. Earlier this year Razer acquired the smartphone company Nextbit. So this is not a big surprise that they would try to make a smartphone, not to mention a gaming smartphone considering their history of products. Razer said…

Introduction So the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has been making quite a buzz in the mid-range segment. The phone was launched on 19th January, 2017 at Delhi Xiaomi event. The device is available in 3 variants- 2GB+32GB, 3GB+32GB, 4GB+64GB. Other features remaining the same. This device is flipkart exclusive. So first things first, the moment you hold the phone in your hand you will notice the all-metal body which is quite ergonomically rounded to fit in your palm, even though it feels a bit slippery. The rear camera and fingerprint…